New Zealand's outdoor adventure capital;
home of extreme and not-so-extreme sport.
Youthful, fashionable, and trendy.

SWING BRIDGE ON
THE ROUTEBURN TRACK.
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Attractions in Queenstown: The original home of bungy jumping has spawned an extreme sport industry second to none. But Queenstown offers much more than adrenaline adventure. Traditional car touring, aerial touring, cruising lakes and sounds, casual walking, excellent golfing, wine tasting, shopping for crafts and fashions, and fine dining all draw people to Queenstown. More than any other population center on the South Island, Queenstown exists for tourism. Expect lots of visitors, and expect an ever-expanding infrastructure with new things to see and do.

     BUNGY JUMPING NEAR QUEENSTOWN
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Activities in Queenstown: Hiking the Milford, Routeburn, Greenstone, and Hollyford Tracks, mountaineering in the Remarkables and Mt. Aspiring National Park, fishing the wild streams, shopping for crafts, gold panning, visiting local wineries, jet boating, bungy-jumping, river surfing, whitewater rafting, skiing, cruising the lake on the SS Earnslaw, playing golf at Kelvin Heights or Millbrook, flight-seeing in the Southern Alps or to Milford Sound.

SS EARNSLAW ON LAKE WAKATIPU          
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Lodgings: Top quality inns and resort lodgings in and near Queenstown ideally located for exploring the region. Home at First's highly-rated Queenstown Inn is located in a quiet residential neighborhood only five minutes walk from the heart of downtown Queenstown. The inn features a superb view overlooking the town and Lake Wakatipu, as well as excellent service, complete with a multiple choice breakfast and an evening happy hour in the lounge.

HOME AT FIRST'S HIGHLY-RATED QUEENSTOWN INN.
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Getting to/from Queenstown: Home at First guests most often arrive in Queenstown by rental car, normally coming south from Westland, a very scenic drive of 6-8 hours. From Queenstown by car, guests drive south and west to Te Anau in Fiordland in 3-4 hours, or northeast to Mt. Cook/Lake Tekapo in 3-4 scenic hours or all the way to Christchurch, in 5-7 hours.

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT OFFERS                 
FREQUENT DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS.            
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Getting around inside Queenstown: Use of a rental car is essential here, except for those staying in or near downtown Queenstown who can easily walk everywhere in the small city center. Queenstown traffic and parking can be quite congested.

PARADISE IN GLEN ORCHY NEAR QUEENSTOWN. USED AS A FILM LOCATION FOR THE 'LORD OF THE RINGS' TRILOGY
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Getting around outside of Queenstown: Use of a rental car is essential to explore the Queenstown region independently. Once outside of Queenstown roads are usually lightly traveled. Please note than many tour operators begin and end their tours from downtown Queenstown even for destinations far from the city, including many of the famed adventure trips: the great walks, jet boating, bungy jumping, and other extreme adventures, even trips beyond the region to Milford Sound.

PARABUNGY THRILL BOAT ON          
LAKE WAKATIPU AT QUEENSTOWN,     
ADRENALINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.     
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